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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Mingjun Xie, Tipp City, OH (US);
Assignee:
Premark FEG L.L.C., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/922 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/922 ;
Abstract
A worm for a chopper is formed of an elongated stainless steel member having at least one convolution extending thereabout for contacting and moving meat when the elongated stainless steel member is rotated. A meat contacting outer surface portion of the elongated stainless steel member is coated in tin for reducing build up of fat on the meat contacting outer surface portion during operation.